Youth and Politics in Times of Increasing Inequalities

This volume is an indispensable guide to understanding young Europeans' experience and engagement of politics. Based on compelling and extensive research across nine nations, this volume makes important advances in key debates on youth politics, provides critical empirical insights and succeeds in the herculean task of focusing on specific national contexts while also rendering a comprehensive picture of youth politics and inequality in Europe today.-Jennifer Earl, Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona, USA This text, drawing on data and analysis across and between nine European countries, captures the changing nature of political 'activism' by young people. It indicates how this is strongly nuanced by factors such as social class and gender identity. It also highlights important distinctions between young people's approaches towards participation.- Howard Williamson, Professor of European Youth Policy, University of South Wales, UK This book is an incredible guide to understanding the role and sources of inequalities on young people's political involvement. Country specific chapters allow the authors to integrate a large number of the key and most pressing issues regarding young people's relationship to politics. The result is a must read piece for researchers and practitioners aiming to understand the challenges young people face in developing their relationship to politics.- Gema García-Albacete, Associate Professor of Political Science, University Carlos III Madrid, Spain Young people are very often the driving forces of political participation that aims to change societies and political systems. Rather than being depoliticized, young people in different national contexts are giving rise to alternative politics. Drawing on original survey data collected in 2018, this edited volume provides a detailed analysis of youth participation in nine European countries by focusing on socialization processes, different modes of participation and the mobilization of youth politics. Marco Giugni is Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations and Director of the Institute of Citizenship Studies (InCite), University of Geneva, Switzerland.  Maria Grasso is Professor at the School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London, UK.